Bowling pin (Ten-pin)
38.1 cm (1.25 ft)
Height
A regulation pin for ten-pin bowling. Height: 38.1 cm.
Published
How big is that?
38.1 cm is 1.3 times an A4 sheet and 22% of an adult man.
Bowling pin is the 20th smallest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 20th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Archaeopteryx (Prehistoric Giants), 50 cm long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Bowling pin in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Bowling pin |
|---|---|---|
| Letter paper (US Letter)A standard North American sheet of printer paper, measured along its long side. | 27.94 cm | 73% of the size |
| A4 sheet of paper (Portrait)The standard office paper size used across most of the world. | 29.7 cm | 78% of the size |
| Bowling pin (Ten-pin) | 38.1 cm tall | – |
| Shipping container (20 ft)A standard intermodal container seen on ships, trains and trucks. | 6.058 m long | 16× bigger |
| Football goal (Full size)A regulation goal for 11-a-side association football. | 7.32 m | 19× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 381 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 38.1 |
| Metres | 0.381 |
| Inches | 15 |
| Feet | 1.25 |
How it's measured
Height. USBC target value (tolerance +/- 0.031 in).
Sources
- bowl.com: USBC Equipment Specifications: height 15.000 in (38.1 cm).
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Bowling pin is one of the objects in Classic, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.